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Perseid Meteor Shower 2020

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If the skies are in your favor and you’re in the northern hemisphere, optimal viewing for the Perseid meteor shower is approaching. Turn to the skies on the nights of August 11th and August 12th for your best chance of viewing the meteors. Comment below to share your best captures with us and don’t forget to fave or leave an encouraging note for your favorites.

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Make a wish, or five by WideAwakeinLatvia

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Is there anybody out there?... by Zarcos Palma

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Capilano Lake Star Trails by Stephen Wu

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Meteors over Red Rock Lake by Lindsay Berger

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Perseid meteor with Milky Way: The Adirondacks, Jay, NY by Nature Freak

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persides_2020-2b by Giannis Papadakis

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2020 Perseids Over El Centro by Randy Gibson

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Perseid meteor (2020) by sdowen

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Perseid meteor by Clear Skies

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Mono Lake Perseids by Rick Whitacre

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Perseiden15_08_2020 by Jan Walschap

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My 2020 Perseids “shower” by Vladimir Machek

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Andromeda, Perseid Meteor and a Mystery Satellite by k_kwb

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Meteor Heaven - 2020 Perseids - Night 2 by Marsha Kirschbaum

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Milky Way and Perseid Meteor Shower by Lori Jantz

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Perseid Meteor by gps1941

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Perseids Meteor by Clifford Pringle

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Woah! Welcome to our Planet . . . by Dale DeVries

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Crack Meteor by Jay Huang

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2020 by Jeff Sullivan

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Perseida 150820-0765 by Eduardo Estéllez

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Perseids of August 2020 by Jeff Berkes Photography

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Perseids by Pat Clancy

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Perseid meteor over my house by Thad Szabo

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Perseid. by Robert Hájek

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Perseid Meteor Over Agave in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. by slworking2

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Escaneando el cielo by Helena de Riquer

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All in One by Masako Metz

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Perseid meteor shower by yasky0786

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Bunker Meteor by Jay Huang

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Perseid 2020 by Michael

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Perseids 2020 by Jeff Sullivan

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Meager Meteors by Mitymous

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Perseids 2020 by Jay Murdock

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Meteor over Liberty Bell by andy porter

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Perseids meteor shower last night by Don Miller

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Spark! by Lisa Ouellette

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Perseiden/ perseids by cmoniwolf (monimago)

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Star Trails 1 hour exposure by andy porter

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Perseid Meteor Trail by martin.sadler

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Perseids 8.11.2020 by Harry Taylor

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Stonehenge & perseid meteor shower by itkapp

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Perseid Meteor . . . by Dale DeVries

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A Perseid, 12th August 2020 by Epiphany Appleseed

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Perseid meteor and milkyway by Sanna

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Perseids 2020, Hanover, Germany by Gero Brandenburg

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Nightfall by Suzanne Guldimann

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Milky Way Meteors [Explored 8-13-2020] by Mike Harlan

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Star trails by Howard Stanbury

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Busy Skies by Mathew Browne

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Perseid Meteor by Jason Betzner

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Perseid Meteor Shower; 8/11/15 by Joshua Tree National Park

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DSC_9934 by nlamendo

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Perseid meteor shower 2020 ( i use tiny Wyze cam last night set to timelapse, trimmed the file and changed to slomo ) hope you can see the tiny meteor showers on a big screen (pc monitor or iPad) by Jes Lu

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'200805 early Perseid - Froombosch The Netherlands by φ Joes Boerma φ

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Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

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Perseid Meteor Shower TONIGHT! by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

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Cosmic Gathering by Christos Doudoulakis

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Galaxy by Lisa Ouellette

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STARTRAILS | 2020-08-01 by Sylvio Müller

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Comments

Jason Betzner 7d

Got a picture of a fireball last night!
Jason Betzner 7d

Check out my perseid photo here: www.flickr.com/photos/125783202@N08/50217851103/in/datepo...
Flickr 7d

Nice!
martin.sadler 7d

I have a few at www.flickr.com/photos/mrsadler/albums/72157715401229923
Halima Idrisd 7d

Very nice
mallen... 7d

WOW spaceTacular
Flickr 6d

Thanks for sharing!
Jeff Sullivan 5d

Here's more inspiration, 100+ meteor shower photos from the past 10+ years: www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/albums/721576458222...
Jeff Sullivan 5d

Just uploaded a 2020 Perseid meteor shower composite this morning:
Flickr 5d

Love it! Thanks, Jeff.
Stephen Wu 5d

From Vancouver!

flic.kr/p/2jvPmGi
Helena de Riquer 5d

Stunning gallery! Thanks for choosing my picture!
Marsha Kirschbaum 3d

This was a wonderfully prolific meteor shower. This image was taken the day following the peak and it did not disappoint. There are 30 meteors in this image all time shifted to show from where on the radiant point they come from.
www.flickr.com/photos/mkirschbaum/50234663816/in/datepost...
k_kwb 1d

Great collection with some spectacular shots, thanks Flickr! Here's mine:
www.flickr.com/photos/134270895@N06/50235489152/in/datepo...
Vladimir Machek 1d

Verynice and interesting gallery. My Perseids are here www.flickr.com/photos/vladimirmachek/50237895002/in/datep...
Jan Walschap 1d

yet another one ... due to bad weather conditions from 5 august till 17 august only on 15 august early morning a shoot window of less then 0.5h....
www.flickr.com/photos/27714852@N04/50228906998/in/album-7...
Rick Whitacre 1d

It was a great year! This image, taken on the shore of Mono Lake, includes 40 meteors time-shifted to show the radiant. Great night!
www.flickr.com/photos/ricoshanchez/50233414766/in/datepos...
Zarcos Palma 20h

www.flickr.com/photos/zarcospalma/50223953557
Clear Skies 17h

Here's a few more: www.flickr.com/photos/clearskies_eu/albums/72157715317829328
Nature Freak 17h

It was a beautiful show! I marveled at it and the amazing photos in this gallery.

Here’s an image I took in Adirondack Park, in Jay, NY.
flic.kr/p/2jxq7y2
sdowen 15h

Taken just before the clouds rolled in...
www.flickr.com/photos/sdowen/50224263207
Randy Gibson 14h

Beautiful! I was fortunate enough to get one as well.
www.flickr.com/photos/qdman/50218211428
WideAwakeinLatvia 13h

My first time attempt at photographing meteor shower. I'm both happy and disappointed with my results: www.flickr.com/photos/wideawakeinlatvia/50234664292/in/da...
Giannis Papadakis 13h

Very nice! Here are some from Greece:
www.flickr.com/photos/ionpap/
Lindsay Berger 12h

I managed to snag a few shots of the Perseids from Whiteshell Provincial Park, in Manitoba, Canada, including a surprise appearance by comet NEOWISE. www.flickr.com/photos/bergersoft/albums/72157715517965193
SMLPeloquin 12h

Caught one at Empire Pass, Park City, Utah...
www.flickr.com/photos/smlpeloquin/50218636937/in/album-72...
Flickr 12h

Incredible photos, everyone! Thank you for sharing. What's the next astrophotography event on your calendars? We've got the Draconids on our list.
Martin Zurek 12h

Dear flickr team, great collection, here is one of mine flic.kr/p/2jxZV5S
Martin Zurek 11h

Dear flickr team, 12th August I tried to get the Perseides and only the Zenith was clear...here the result...https://www.flickr.com/gp/martinzurek/01KG78
Filipp Romanov 11h

Perseid meteor over the Sea of Japan: August 12, 2020
CalTek Design 10h

North of Apsley, Ontario Canada in the south end of the Milky Way.

flic.kr/p/2jw93pm
Rick Whitacre 6h

Another one from Mono Lake

www.flickr.com/photos/ricoshanchez/50245389393/in/datepos...
Rick Whitacre 6h

And one from Bodie State Historical Park

www.flickr.com/photos/ricoshanchez/50246228002/in/datepos...
Rick Whitacre 6h

And another one from Bodie

www.flickr.com/photos/ricoshanchez/50241763726/in/datepos...
mallen... 2h

WOW Totally amazing!

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